Acquisition History / Advantage Partners (AP78) / Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd.
Advantage Partners (AP78) Acquires Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd.
Announced August 8, 2025 — $101.9M
What happened
Advantage Partners' vehicle AP78 tendered for Tokyo Prime-listed Furukawa Battery from 8 August 2025. The offer completed on 9 September 2025, taking the battery maker private for JPY 15.21bn.
- Acquirer
- Advantage Partners (AP78)
- Target
- Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd.
- Announced
- August 8, 2025
- Price
- $101.9M
- Industry
- Lead-acid and industrial batteries
- Buyer type
- Private equity
- Fund vehicle
- AP78
- Backing investors
- Advantage Partners
- Status
- Closed
By the numbers
Frequently Asked Questions About This Acquisition
When did Advantage Partners (AP78) acquire Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd.?
Advantage Partners (AP78) acquired Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd. on August 8, 2025. This was Advantage Partners (AP78)'s 1st publicly tracked acquisition out of 1 we have on record.
How much did Advantage Partners (AP78) pay for Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd.?
Advantage Partners (AP78) paid $101.9M for Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd..
What does Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd. do?
Advantage Partners' vehicle AP78 tendered for Tokyo Prime-listed Furukawa Battery from 8 August 2025. The offer completed on 9 September 2025, taking the battery maker private for JPY 15.21bn.
What other Lead-acid and industrial batteries companies has Advantage Partners (AP78) acquired?
Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd. is Advantage Partners (AP78)'s only publicly tracked acquisition in Lead-acid and industrial batteries so far.